Alison Riske-Amritraj

Alison Riske-Amritraj
Riske at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceAtlanta, Georgia
Born (1990-07-03) July 3, 1990 (age 34)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Turned pro2009
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachYves Boulais
Billy Heiser[1]
Thomas Gutteridge
Prize moneyUS$ 6,816,316
Singles
Career record414–343
Career titles3 WTA, 9 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 18 (November 4, 2019)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2020)
French Open2R (2014, 2022)
WimbledonQF (2019)
US Open4R (2013, 2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Doubles
Career record88–132
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 40 (January 13, 2020)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2019)
French Open3R (2014)
Wimbledon3R (2022)
US OpenQF (2020)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2021)
Team competitions
Fed CupW (2017), 2–3

Alison Riske-Amritraj (née Riske; born July 3, 1990) is an inactive American tennis player. She reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 2019 and won her first WTA Tour title in October 2014, at the Tianjin Open.

She has won three WTA Tour singles titles, along with nine singles titles and one doubles title on the ITF Circuit. Her best singles performances at Grand Slam tournaments include reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open in 2020, the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2019 (where she defeated world No. 1 and reigning French Open champion, Ashleigh Barty, in the fourth round) and the fourth round of the US Open in 2013. Despite having not won a WTA doubles title, Riske-Amritraj has had success in doubles at the major-level, reaching the 2019 Australian Open semifinals with Jennifer Brady and the 2020 US Open quarterfinals with Gabriela Dabrowski, reaching a career-high doubles ranking of No. 40 on January 13, 2020. She has had numerous career wins over current and former top 10-players such as Barty, Elina Svitolina, Sloane Stephens, Petra Kvitová, Agnieszka Radwańska, Kiki Bertens, Naomi Osaka, Belinda Bencic, Flavia Pennetta, Garbiñe Muguruza, Daria Kasatkina, Angelique Kerber, and Julia Görges.

  1. ^ "Alison Riske". add2performance.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved July 2, 2018.